Old No 1

I have been listening to Guy Clark since I was in high school. In fact, I still have my copy of his first album, Old No 1. This is the album that has several of the classics: Desperados Waiting for a Train, LA Freeway, She Aint Goin Nowhere, That Old Time Feeling, Like a Coat from the Cold, and Instant Coffee Blues.

When I went to Austin College in the fall of 75, I took my record player -you may need to google that or look it up on wikipedia- and played this record all the time. This competed for air time in the dorm with everybody else's KC and the Sunshine Band.

Guy, and of course Verlon Thompson, came to a great new venue in Fort Worth Thursday. Justin treated me to a night I will never forget at the Live Oak Music Hall and Lounge .

I took Old No 1 with me and told one of the Live Oak managers that I would love to get the chance to have Guy autograph it for me. He told me that Guy usually comes out after the show and to hang around. He also said he would watch out for me. When the show ended Justin and I waited for a while. We talked to Verlon when he came out, but still had not seen Guy.

Finally, the Live Oak manager came out and saw us. He took the album and went back to the green room to check with Guy about our request. Moments later, we were escorted to the back where we met Guy. He was so gracious and quickly reached for the sharpie in his bag.